The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-22

theater in San Francisco that Man
ager Hayman has arranged with him !
for a return engagement next sea-
son.
1t is not generally known, but it is
nevertheless strictly true, that the |
Old London Street has secured a
theater license, and will shortly erect |
a stage for the coming season.
Denman Thompson is in the last |
three weeks of his remarkable en-
gagement at the Fourteenth Street
theater, where THE Old Home.
stead" continues to draw packed
houses.
Morton Seton, who was leading
mau with Mrs. Langtry during her
first engagement in England, has ar
rived from London on his way to
California, where he goes to visit
some relatives.
Neil Burgess was booked to open
in Vim" at the BUou Opera House
June 10th, for a run. He will not
appear, and threatens to sue Dixey,
Miles & Barton for damages for
breach of contract.
Il. II. Sothern is trying to get out
of his contract to play with Helen
Dauvray next season. He has been
engaged for the season of 1883 by
Daniel Frohman for the Lyceum
Theater Company.
Modjeska will produce a new play
next season, THE Witch" an adap-
tation by G. M. Rae, an English dra-
matist, of Die Hexe," a six year
old German drama. 1t has been tried
in London.
Miss Georgia Cayvan sailed for
Europe last Wednesday. She goes to
purchase six new dresses for her part
10 BelasCo aud DeMille's new play,
which opens Che next regular season
at the Lyceum theater.
Ada Dyas, w. j. Ferguson, S.
Miller Kent and j. b. Booth, jr.,
will b. added to the Madison Square
Theater Company next season, and
Misses Fife M. Shannon aud Olive
Nelson will be the new members of
Mr.. .Augustin Days company.
"Travers House." a melodrama
by Memo" will be produced at
Niblo's June 10th, by Mr.. Thomas
b. McDonough. The cast will in
clude Miss Belgrade and Adelaide
Standhope. II the piece is success
it will be sent on the road next sea-
SOD.
Next season Hayden, Dickson and
Roberts propose to- manage Helen
Dauvray, j II. Barnes, Joseph Haw-
thorn, Frank Daniels, and the follow
ing plays: Snowflake" by Howard
Taylor; THE Still Alarm" by Jos.
Arthur, and several others.
Jennie Williams, who was with
Aimee this season, and is one of the
prettiest blondes among the SOU
brettes OF today, is playing in 1.-THE
kindergarten" at Dookstaders. She
is brisk enough to fill an important
void in Mr.. Morris's company.
Manager Rosenquest has purchased
new play by Lawrence Marston,
called "Hypocrite, and will produce
it at the Fourteenth Street Monday
evening, June 9th, with 0smond
Tearle, Herbert Kelcey, Newton
Getthold and Annie Robe in the
leading parts.
Next season Harry Miner will
control three theaters in New York
one in Brooklyn aud one in Newark,
N. j. In addition to this, he pro-
poses to manage Mrs. James Brown
Potter, Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee Ran
kin aud w. j. Florence. This looks
like the Jack Haverly game over
again.
Miss Augusta Van Doren has gon,
| to Burlington, VT, and will return
to New York about August LIST, t
D begin the rehearsals of Chariot,
Russo, the new play in which sh,
proposes TO start next season. Miss
Van Doren has just had her big St
Bernard dog insured for $1,000
With next week at Niblos Mr.
Lawrence Barrett closes his season
after which he goes to Cohasset
Mass, for the summer vacation. BY
request, the tragedian will appear il
: Hamlet" "Richelieu," "Yorick',
Love" The Merchant of Venice
| and David Garrick," during the
final week Of his engagement.
The following attractions are an
| nauuced for next week in New York
Q "Erminie" at the Uasioo; "Gaspa
0 rome" at the Standard; The Blacl
Hussar' at Wallack's; Dixey il
y "Adon's" at the Bijou Opera House
y the Wallack Company in 9TH
!, Romance of Poor Young Man, a
Z Days, THE Kindergarten a
Dockstader's; Lillian Olcott il
q "Theodora' at the Fifth Avenue
: 1.-THE Highest Bidder" at the lay
- ceum; Our Society at the Madison
D Square; Annie Pixley in The Dea
}, cons Daughter" at the Union Square
y THE Pyramid at Star; Lawrenc
4 Barrett at Niblo's; Denman Thomp
- son in the "0ld Homestead at tn
t Fourteenth Street; Her Atone
ment' at the Windsor, and N. {
: Goodwin 10 Little Jack Sheppard
a at the PeOl les Theater.